South Africa’s biggest retailers: Shoprite vs Woolworths vs Spar vs Pick n Pay
Professional services group Deloitte has published its annual Global Powers of Retail report for 2022, ranking the 250 biggest retail groups across the world – including five from South Africa.
PayPal leads buyback frenzy, giving stocks a lift
Investors are debating whether the rebound in US stocks will stick, but corporate America is taking no chances and turning to a favorite old method for juicing the market: Buying back billions of d...
UK government bans Bain & Co over links to state capture corruption
A UK government ban on Bain & Co. from competing for state contracts sets an important precedent for the handling of companies found to have assisted with corruption overseas, according to lawmaker...
Cape Town in push to match workers with jobs across the city – here’s how it works
The City of Cape Town has highlighted the success of its workforce development programme, Jobs Connect, launched in April 2021.
5 important things happening in South Africa today
South Africa will get more interest rate hikes, but the end of the cycle may be near; protests and community anger over high crime raise red flags for more civil unrest in South Africa; the country...
Massmart extends losses in South Africa as 2021 riots sting
Massmart Holdings fell the most in more than two months in Johannesburg after the Walmart-owned South African retailer said its first-half loss widened.
The list of critical skills needed in South Africa right now
The Department of Home Affairs has published its critical skills list for South Africa, outlining the skills which are in short supply in the country.
Call to rejuvenate partially abandoned skyscraper in Joburg
South Africa’s state-owned port and rail company Transnet is gauging interest from developers to rejuvenate a half-century-old building that is also one of Africa’s tallest.
5 important things happening in South Africa today
Ramaphosa’s short-term energy plans may not be enough; South Africa’s defence department is in a total mess; wage talks in the motor sector deadlock; and Tembisa residents vow to continue their pro...
The most in-demand job skills in South Africa right now
Jobs portal CareerJunction has published its Employment Insights for June 2022, highlighting the job skills that are most in-demand in South Africa right now.
Best and worst airlines for flight cancellations
Passengers flying with Virgin Australia and Dutch carrier KLM are suffering some of the biggest disruptions to travel as the understaffed aviation industry struggles to cope with a resurgence in de...
Textbook publisher says blockchain could help it take a cut from second hand sales
The chief executive officer of Pearson, one of the world’s largest textbook publishers, said he hopes technology like non-fungible tokens and the blockchain could help the company take a cut from s...
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